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8 Apr 2014

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) Interview

Anonymous Employee

Anonymous Employee

Interview Details

One of the recruiter approached me via linkedin, i had hit-around-bush chat with him just to get to know my background. then there was a formal technical interview. After that there was another one lasting for an hour. Then i was invited to the onsite interview in ireland. Unfortunately other things turned up i had to give up the chance

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) Interview

Anonymous Employee

Anonymous Employee

Application Details

I applied through college or university – interviewed at Microsoft.

Interview Details

Called in for on campus interview. Had one of the most amazing experiences, the interviewer was very nice and helpful. Even took her out for lunch after where she gives very helpful tips on my resume and work environment in future.

Interview Questions

Given a Stack with n elements, write a method that always keeps the max of the stack?View Answer

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) Interview

Anonymous Employee in Dallas, TX (US)

Anonymous Employee in Dallas, TX (US)

Application Details

I applied online. The process took a day – interviewed at Microsoft in February 2015.

Interview Details

I was asked for a telephonic interview first. Interviewer didn't ask anything. Just discussed about my projects and achievements with me. Than he switched to some behavioral questions. No technical questions asked. He seemed to be very optimistic and positive during the interview, but somehow I got rejection later on.

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) Interview

Anonymous Employee

Anonymous Employee

Interview Details

Three rounds of interviews, each with a pair of interviewers, one will focus on tech skills and one on soft skills. Each pair usually comes from a different team, and between rounds will advise each other on questions that were strong or weak from the candidate.If successful there is a fourth round of interviews with the local lead in the discipline for which you're applying (SDE or SDET.) If very unsuccessful, there won't even be three.

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) Interview

Anonymous Employee

Anonymous Employee

Interview Details

I was contacted by a campus recruiter to do an on campus interview. The interview was very non-technical and afterwards I was invited to interview on-site for an SDET position. They flew me out and paid for food and housing, then I spent a day interviewing. The interviews themselves were fine, not terribly difficult, but I wasn't set out to be a SDET so I didn't prepare and showed that in the testing specific interviews.

Interview Questions

Lots of "is this ready to ship to the world" questions, can't remember specifics.Answer Question

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) Interview

I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks – interviewed at Microsoft in January 2015.

Interview Details

It was a phone interview. The interviewer rushed me through a 30 minute interview asking a combination of technical and behavioral questions such as how to build a queue from two stacks, Boxing, encapsulation, how to build a battleships game. He also asked what the most complex question I have had to solve is and how I tackled it. I hardly had time to ask any questions at the end.

Interview Questions

what the most complex question I have had to solve is and how I tackled itAnswer Question

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) Interview

Anonymous Interview Candidate

Anonymous Interview Candidate

Application Details

I applied online – interviewed at Microsoft.

Interview Details

Firstly I had screening interview and after that I was invited for onsite to London. I had four interviews with four different engineers there - three algorithmic questions and one design. After solving the problems I was asked to test my solutions. Every interviewer was very nice and helpful.

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) Interview

I applied online. The process took 2 weeks – interviewed at Microsoft.

Interview Details

Had 5 45 minute interviews back to back with 15 minute breaks in between. The interviewers talk to each other while you are taking a break before the next one comes to get you. Mix of personality/behavioral and "What would you do in this scenario..." questions. Very laid back interviewers dress is casual and you can just act like you're having a normal conversation... while also writing code on a whiteboard.

Interview Questions

Question about Data encryption over HTTPS websites and he drilled really deep asking questions like how secret and private keys work, how the secret key is shared, and how encryption of data actually takes place on websites.View Answer

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